Tomatters, wa'n't they ?" "Perhaps so.

Have you been drinking?
What difference does it make whether we bought tomatoes or potatoes ?" "Didn't make none--to me.

But I bet Heman didn't like to see you two buyin' tomatters." "For heaven's sake, why not ?" "Oh, 'cause he probably remembered, same as I did, what folks used to call 'em in the old days." "You HAVE been drinking! What did they use to call them ?" "Love apples," replied Captain Obed, and strode away chuckling.

John watched him go.

He, too, laughed at first, but his laugh broke off in the middle and when he went into the house his expression was troubled and serious.
One remark of the captain's was true enough; John Kendrick's popularity with his professional rival was growing daily less.